EQM/EQP reset to ZERO. Happy New Year!
Jan 1, 2011, 12:39 pm
#16
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SEA
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Keep dinking the C
LAID For every plat like me that leaves, theres a few dozen kettles filling my shoes. And guess what? When they get their tens of dollars UGs, they dont go on FT and tell about it. Meanwhile you will be standing at the gate waiting for your non existant UG have fun 
LAID For every plat like me that leaves, theres a few dozen kettles filling my shoes. And guess what? When they get their tens of dollars UGs, they dont go on FT and tell about it. Meanwhile you will be standing at the gate waiting for your non existant UG have fun
Jan 1, 2011, 1:26 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, NY
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They aren't selling a $139 upgrade off a $59 fare unless the elites are already sitting up front. I have no problem losing an upgrade to someone who wants to pay more than me to get an F seat... my sense of entitlement isn't nearly so great.
Jan 1, 2011, 1:36 pm
#18
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I don't think we have enough details about the buy-up program at DL yet. It may be UA-style in that it's done at point of purchase only and for a significant premium.
Jan 1, 2011, 3:39 pm
#19
Join Date: Mar 2006
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FYI, this aggressive buy-up program is coming to DL. Better stick with AA, that is, until they jump on the bandwagon too.
They aren't selling a $139 upgrade off a $59 fare unless the elites are already sitting up front. I have no problem losing an upgrade to someone who wants to pay more than me to get an F seat... my sense of entitlement isn't nearly so great.
They aren't selling a $139 upgrade off a $59 fare unless the elites are already sitting up front. I have no problem losing an upgrade to someone who wants to pay more than me to get an F seat... my sense of entitlement isn't nearly so great.
Last edited by giggy; Jan 1, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Jan 1, 2011, 4:22 pm
#20
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Location: New York, NY
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Plus, if all the jilted ex-CO/UA elites suddenly migrate en masse to AA, how much better will the experience really be?
Jan 1, 2011, 4:38 pm
#21
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SEA
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I don't really understand this. AA isn't growing, they can't afford to, and in fact probably have the worst long-term outlook of the majors. Their massive MD-80 fleet isn't getting any more reliable, and it will be 10 years before enough 737-800s are in service to replace them. Their entertainment options are subpar, their international business class seat is angled-flat (with no concrete word for replacement/upgrades, just a lot of rumors), and they have nearly as many ERJs as CO.
Plus, if all the jilted ex-CO/UA elites suddenly migrate en masse to AA, how much better will the experience really be?
Plus, if all the jilted ex-CO/UA elites suddenly migrate en masse to AA, how much better will the experience really be?
Jan 1, 2011, 4:44 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, NY
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Anyway, the buy-up system isn't terribly difficult to understand. Sure, CO's pricing on day-of-departure discounted upgrades is questionable (after elites have cleared, thereby negating the companion u/g benefit), but the fare-up system is reasonable on its face. Of course, it's much easier -- and more fun -- to ignore this reality and posit CO as an anti-consumerist, predatory entity more concerned with squeezing pennies out of once-a-year travelers than placating ornery elites...
Jan 1, 2011, 7:41 pm
#25
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Location: TUL
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Jan 1, 2011, 11:21 pm
#26
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: UA 1K MM, DL Diamond, NK Gold, Mariott LT Plat/Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold
Posts: 925
Sitting in the LAS PC. In Z for first flight of 2011 to CLE. Looks like I'll miss my first upgrade for CLE-EWR as I'm currently # 2 with one seat open. Happy New Year everyone!
Jan 2, 2011, 12:48 am
#27
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I don't see this...I still see the regular OP elite level, *A elite leve, EQMs and EQPs...
Jan 2, 2011, 3:29 am
#28
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ORD / DUB / LHR
Programs: UA 1K MM; BA Silver; Marriott Plat
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Sure, the programs will be combined, but the answer to this question is that you should continue to stay with the program you have status on until then.
Jan 2, 2011, 4:12 am
#29
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Jan 2, 2011, 9:53 am
#30
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